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In the last month a massive quantity of food has moved through our kitchen. We’ve enjoyed all our guests; it was great to have family and friends grace our table. Yesterday, the groaning shelves were again bare and I scrubbed down the kitchen to reclaim it for a fresh new year before restocking on staples … Read more
Blog reader Ronna shared this recipe with us maybe ten years ago and we love it. (The dough is not overly sweet, containing the surprise ingredient of cream cheese.) We made these three times over the recent holidays. Yesterday we had the opportunity to share a few with Ronna and were told she herself … Read more
Gougère is a fabulous puffy cheese bread, tasting kind of like a cheesy popover. This is one of the ways we treat ourselves special during the holidays. This recipe is from Julia Child, The Way to Cook cookbook. It is not so hard to do but completely divine! Thank you, James, for this! Gougère … Read more
This is heavenly and one of my husband’s culinary specialties. He uses Julia Child’s recipe that we have in more than one of her cookbooks, but that you can find by clicking here. This one he made for our church Christmas party yesterday. Needless to say, we didn’t bring any home, even though the table … Read more
This easy to make vegetarian stew makes a nice winter lunch with enough staying power to get you through a long afternoon. See photos below for the stew at different stages. (This recipe came from Jillian Michael’s cookbook…) Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium red onion, chopped 2 celery … Read more
I made these for the first time yesterday morning and we may have a new Sunday morning breakfast tradition! These were awesome, and worth buying the almond milk, coconut oil and buckwheat for… Multigrain Pancake recipe 2 cups mixed ripe berries (we used frozen, thawed) 1/2 cup maple syrup 1 cup almond milk 1 … Read more
We love this. It is perfect for Thanksgiving or any fall or winter plate. The recipe originally came from the Barefoot Contessa Cookbook… Caramelized Butternut Squash recipe 2 medium butternut squash (4 to 5 pounds total) 6 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black … Read more
Now I really don’t like this stuff. I’m including this recipe here in deference to the rest of you. Many people rave about this! Including my husband who simply loves it on a turkey or tuna fish sandwich. He has sparkling, fond memories of making it with his Aunt Ruth. My husband thrills to … Read more
This is one of our favorite family recipes. It comes from my husband’s Aunt Ruth, although we use a proportion of whole wheat flour I do not believe was in the original recipe. My youngest daughter has made enough money to buy a good bicycle cooking this for devoted fans. Today, my husband made … Read more
Recently I searched my blog to share this recipe and found to my surprise I had not featured it. So this post is to fix that heinous oversight! We love this and make it often; it is especially fun this time of year when you can get Brussels sprouts on the stalk. When I … Read more
We’ve had a lot of tomatoes this season and this easy tomato bisque recipe is one of the yummiest ways to eat them! Heirloom Tomato Bisque 4 lbs heirloom tomatoes 6 cloves garlic 1 onion 2 fennel bulbs 2 large carrots 1/4 cup fresh oregano 1/4 cup fresh thyme handful of fresh basil leaves … Read more
We have some awesome friends. One of them is Ranger Katy. My youngest daughter and I got to know her seven years ago, when we were dropped off to camp for three weeks on a remote island in Lake Superior (which incidentally had the largest black bear population in the lower 48 states.) Katy … Read more
These taste great and are good for you too. They are a perfect option for a weekend breakfast or brunch. The recipe came from Bubby’s Brunch Cookbook (see here), which I checked out of the library. Apparently Bubby’s is a NYC landmark restaurant in Tribeca that I’ll have to visit sometime, since this book is … Read more
Both arugula and green beans are in season in the garden right now, so this delicious salad is a good way to pair them. This could be a side salad or used as a main dish. You could also consider adding roasted pine nuts or tuna to make this a heartier salad, but it … Read more
This is delicious, perfect for a romantic lunch with your sweetheart on a sultry hot day. It’s the first recipe I’ve actually made out of my new cookbook (see here). Best Crab Salad recipe 1/3 cup mayonnaise 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon lemon zest 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon … Read more
I don’t usually buy cookbooks, unless I find ones I want at library sales. Usually I check out cookbooks from the new books collections of libraries and find a couple recipes worth trying, which I copy into my ever-expanding collection. Similarly, I checked out this book, but before I had looked at one quarter of … Read more
This recipe is from Mollie Katzen’s wonderful book (shown in the last photo) called Eat, Drink and Weigh Less. (By way of a disclaimer, I have to say, though, that I’ve been using this book for years and weigh no less.) This salad dressing recipe, however, has become our favorite, while we also make … Read more